Automobile door hinge



March 24, 1925.

A. w. WAY

AUTOMOBILE noon HINGE 2 Sheets-Shgi: 1

Filed June 20, 1925 March 24, 1925. 1 1,531,164!- A. W. WAY

AUTOMOBILE DOOR HINGE Filed June 20, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar.24, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBEN WARREN WAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PETINSYLVANIA,

AUTOMOBILE DOOR HINGE.

Application filed June 20, 1923. Serial No. 646,550.

To all whom it may come/vi.

lie it known that l, ALnnN VVARREN WAY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Automobile Door Hinges, of which the following is aspecification. p

My invention relates especially to hinges used for hanging automobileand other vehicle doors.

()no object of iny invention is to construct the hinge so that .it canbe adjusted after a door is in place, insuring accuracy in fitting thedoor to the vehicle body.

A further object of the invention is 'to design the hinge so that theleaves can be shaped from strip metal and the upper and lower bearingsmade in the form of detachable plugs, one of which is adjustable to takeup slack from excessive wear.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved hinge;

Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the leaves of the hinge;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the other leaf of the hinge;-

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the upper bearing;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the lower bearing; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the eccentric pintle.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the one of the leaves of the hinge madefrom a metal strip cut from portions 2, which are spaced apart, as shownat 3, for themovement of the other leaf 4 of the hinge. The wall 5 ofthe space forms an abutment for the leaf 4 when the door is opened toits full extent. The plate forming the leaf 1, as well as the portions2, is bent to form the upper knuckle 6. and the lower knuckle 7, of thehinge. The bent portion 8 joins the two knuckles and forms a closure forthe hinge so that the knuckle 9 of the leaf 4 is not exposed to viewfrom the side of an automobile and is also protected from the weather.

The leaf 4 is reduced. in width at one end, as shown in Fig. 6. Thisreduced'pon tion is'bent to form the knuckle 9.

Each end of the leaf 1 is threaded, as shown in Fig. A hearing 10 has athread ed portion adapted to the thread in the upper end of the leaf 1and has a channel 11, as shown in Fig. 7. A lower bearing 12 has athreaded portion adapted to the lower threaded opening in the leaf 1 andhas a notched flange 13. An anchor pin 14 on the leafl engages thenotched flange l3 and holds the bearing in the position in which it isadjusted. By adjusting this bearing, any slack caused by excessive wearcan be readily taken up. i

In the upper bearing. is a large hole 15 for the portion 16 of thepintle 17, Fig. 9. 1n the lower bearing is a small hole 18 for theportion 19 of the pintle. The portion 20 of the pintle is eccentric andfits the open ing 21 in the knuckle 9 of the leaf 4. On turning thepintle, the leaf 4 can be adjusted in respect to the leaf 1. On theupper end of the pintle is an. octagonal head 22, which, when in place,fits the channel 11 in the upper bearing, and prevents the pintleturning in the bearing. The lower end of the pintle is perforated at 28to receive a cotter pin 24.

If desirable, a grease cavity 25 may be formed in the upper bearing 10,as shown in Fig. 3. An opening may be made to supply small quantities ofgrease, or other lubricant, to the joint between the knuckles.

By the use of my invention, the door of an automobile can be hung on thebody and adjusted so as to fit the door opening accurately by merelyturning the pintles of the hinges. The cam section shifts the door therequired distance.

In making an adjustment, the cotter pin 24 is withdrawn and the pintleis raised so that the head 22 clears the walls of the groove 11. Thenthe pintle is turned, and, as the eccentric portion 20 is in the knuckle9, of the leaf 4, the leaf is moved until the door fits the door openingaccurately.

When it is necessary to adjust the parts vertically to take up a loosefit, or wear, the pin 14 is removed and the lower bearing-12 is turnedso as to raise the bearing, after which the pin is inserted in the notchjusted.

opposite the pin opening, which holds the bearing in the posltion inwhich it is ad- By forming the leaves from sheet, or strip, metal, theknuckles can be readily formed and a substantial hinge produced, whichcloses the working parts, the hinge being rotected fromthe weather. Astop for the oor, when opened, is also formed.

I claim:

1. The combination in a hinge, of two leaves bent to form knuckles, oneleaf having upper and lower knuckles and an enclosing portion betweensaid knuckles, said enclosing portion forming a stop for the other leaf;:1 pintle having an eccentric por- I tion adapted to the knuckle of oneleaf; and means for retaining the pintle in the position in which it isadjusted.

2. The combination in a hinge, of two leaves, one leaf having upper andlower bearings, the lower bearing being vertically adjustable, the otherleaf having a knuckle resting onthe lower bearing; and an eccentric pmfor adjusting one leaf laterally in respect to the other leaf.

3. The combination in a hinge, of a leaf having a portion bent to formupper and lower. knuckles and a connecting stop portion; a second leafbent to form an intermediate knuckle located back of the stop portion,upper and lower bearings in the knuckles of the first mentioned leaf; 2.pintle having an eccentric portion located in the intermediate knuckle;and means, on the upper bearing, for retaining the pintle in theposition in which it is adjusted.

4. The combination in a hinge, of two leaves, one leaf having an upperand a lower bearing; a grease receptacle in the upper bearing; an apintle having an eccentric portion adapted to one of the leaves.

ALBEN WARREN WAY.

